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i started thursday in florida. but by the time i got to atlantic city, new jersey, biblical flooding. there was a dock that traveled. that's sandy, the dog. either way, the dock had traveled six blocks inland from where the bay was. >> six blocks. >> imagine this huge, where boats and jet skis park, inland. and the atlantic city boardwalk, the north end of it, erased. and i was looking at so many cars, homes, completely covered in sand. >> the power of the surge and the power of the wind. >> i've never seen so much sand after a hurricane. unbelievabl unbelievable. >> you were telling us this was going to be a monster storm. we did see the damage it did do. and people asking all week, how can we help? coming up on saturday, disney is designating a day of giving. disney, our corporate parent. the program willing start on "good morning america" at 8:00 a.m. and will continue through "live, request kelly & michael," "the view," "the chew," and "katie." >>> coming up on the broadcast, caught on camera. a horrifying home
i started thursday in florida. but by the time i got to atlantic city, new jersey, biblical flooding. there was a dock that traveled. that's sandy, the dog. either way, the dock had traveled six blocks inland from where the bay was. >> six blocks. >> imagine this huge, where boats and jet skis park, inland. and the atlantic city boardwalk, the north end of it, erased. and i was looking at so many cars, homes, completely covered in sand. >> the power of the surge and the power...
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new hampshire to florida to ohio to colorado. wisconsin to ohio to iowa. you'll notice that's three ohios. >> hello, ohio. >> reporter: if he wins here, iowa and wisconsin, it's game over. but the polls are increasingly tight. and 55% of the public still thinks the nation is on the wrong track. >> stand tall, mr. president. god is with you. we are with you. >> reporter: he can use that help. the president's doing what he can to rev up his strongest supporters from 2008, with similar themes. >> over the last four years, the status quo in washington, they fought us every step of the way. what they're counting on now, is that you're going to be so tired of all the dysfunction, that you'll just give up. just walk away. >> reporter: he's making direct appeals, as well, on b.e.t., an ad with jay-z. >> what he represented to a nation of kids was hope. >> reporter: in florida, a spanish-language ad. on monday, he will do three events with bruce springsteen. and, bianna, i want to tell you about this lineup tomorrow. concord, new hampshire, with bill clinton. holly
new hampshire to florida to ohio to colorado. wisconsin to ohio to iowa. you'll notice that's three ohios. >> hello, ohio. >> reporter: if he wins here, iowa and wisconsin, it's game over. but the polls are increasingly tight. and 55% of the public still thinks the nation is on the wrong track. >> stand tall, mr. president. god is with you. we are with you. >> reporter: he can use that help. the president's doing what he can to rev up his strongest supporters from 2008,...
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you listed all the important states, florida, colorado, nevada. but here in ohio, this is the biggest, the most important of the battleground states. the president was here yesterday, made three stops making two stops here. we'll return here again. and the message that the president keeps hammering away on here is how he pushed for the auto bailout. why is that so important? because so many jobs in ohio are tied to the auto industry. they believe this is a message that resonates with voters here. so we expect for the president to continue pushing that theme as he makes his remarks here in ohio again this morning. we're told there is an overthrow crowd and the president is making some remarks to them. they will be coming out here to speak later on. >> all right. dan, thanks so much. of course, we'll take that event as soon as the president does finish up with the overflow crowd and then making his way into that arena in mentor, ohio. >>> the president's opponent mitt romney is having a very busy final weekend of his own campaigning before the elect
you listed all the important states, florida, colorado, nevada. but here in ohio, this is the biggest, the most important of the battleground states. the president was here yesterday, made three stops making two stops here. we'll return here again. and the message that the president keeps hammering away on here is how he pushed for the auto bailout. why is that so important? because so many jobs in ohio are tied to the auto industry. they believe this is a message that resonates with voters...
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. >> if we see florida that is tight, and that will be a sign. virginia closes at 7:00. if that is going, i think we should see how the race is shaping up on tuesday night by seveno'clock. >> that is early. >> but that will tell us how the rest of the night is starting to shape up. it could be a late, late night on tuesday and into wednesday morning. >> that's what i am hearing the analyst >> brian: >> i closed my show, when i go back to dc, i will know who the president will be. i should have said i should know who the president should be. >> unless you delay your trip home. >> and we would love to have you. >> thank you for stopping by. >> ahead of tuesday, remember to tune in texas american special hosted by megan kelly and bret baier. we look forward to that. and now we want to go live to the swing state of ohio which i talk tod bret about. the intense ground game both are playing to get out the vote eric shawn told us fresh concerns about voters fraud. as you know, no republican ever won the white house without winning ohio. steve drown is live in the north central
. >> if we see florida that is tight, and that will be a sign. virginia closes at 7:00. if that is going, i think we should see how the race is shaping up on tuesday night by seveno'clock. >> that is early. >> but that will tell us how the rest of the night is starting to shape up. it could be a late, late night on tuesday and into wednesday morning. >> that's what i am hearing the analyst >> brian: >> i closed my show, when i go back to dc, i will know who...
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the president has a lead in florida, at this point, two point. that is well within the margin of error and, finally, here is the national picture and it could not be closer. our poll of polls shows 47% apiece. >>> president obama is slamming governor romney over an ad his campaign is running in the key battleground state of ohio. watch. >> look, i understand governor romney has had a tough time here in ohio because he was against saving the auto industry. and it's hard to run away from a position when you're on videotape saying, let detroit go bankrupt. but, but, you've got to own what you say. this isn't a game. these are people's jobs at stake. these are people's lives. you don't scare hard-working americans just to scare up some votes. that's not what being president is all about. >> the president was responding to this romney ad that implied the auto bailout plan failed and chrysler will move jobs to china. that's a claim that chrysler has vehemently denied. >>> on the other side of ohio, mitt romney sharpened his attack on obama focusing on
the president has a lead in florida, at this point, two point. that is well within the margin of error and, finally, here is the national picture and it could not be closer. our poll of polls shows 47% apiece. >>> president obama is slamming governor romney over an ad his campaign is running in the key battleground state of ohio. watch. >> look, i understand governor romney has had a tough time here in ohio because he was against saving the auto industry. and it's hard to run...
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florida, showers, no big deal. some storms in orlando, 78. showers in jacksonville, 70 and 82 with showers and storms in miami. we'll come back and talk about the weekend weather for the redskins, watching the possibility of another recent one next week. >> thank you, topper. >>> well tomorrow more than 1,000 puppeteers will be marching down the national mall. they are all rallying in response to mitt romney's comment during the first presidential debate saying he wanted to eliminate the government funding for pbs. the most popular show on that network, of course, is sesame street. and you can bet that all the news did not sit so well with big bird. today, you can spot him at a polling place in austin, texas and you probably figured out who he is going to vote for. >>> we've got continuing coverage of the upcoming election coverage on our website. just go to wusa9.com. click on the campaign 2012 banner at the top of our home page. anita? >>> and the new york city marathon is the latest victim of super storm sandy. just a few hours ago, the ma
florida, showers, no big deal. some storms in orlando, 78. showers in jacksonville, 70 and 82 with showers and storms in miami. we'll come back and talk about the weekend weather for the redskins, watching the possibility of another recent one next week. >> thank you, topper. >>> well tomorrow more than 1,000 puppeteers will be marching down the national mall. they are all rallying in response to mitt romney's comment during the first presidential debate saying he wanted to...
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our poll even has the president up two in florida. so the obama team certainly optimistic and down the stretch they come to keep that sports metaphor going. >> love it. thank you. >> as for the challenger mitt romney needs to rally his troops and out gun the president's skilled operation. peter zand certificate on a plane right now with the romney campaign. he called this report for us right before takeoff. >> reporter: two stops down, three more to go today as part of the 72 hour final sprint for mitt romney here in dubuque, iowa there's been a unique opportunity on the campaign plane as we prepare to board for colorado. several of the governor's top advisers are traveling with the campaign today. of course predictions about what will happen on tuesday. there's a sense they are soaking in these final hours of a campaign that many of them have been working on during the course of the last five years. the governor here again offering bipartisan themes. he has tried to draw attention to the president's comments from yesterday in ohio we
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. >>> new numbers on where things stand in florida. take a look here. this nbc news/"wall street journal/"marist poll. florida is the biggest of all the expected swing state with 29 electoral votes. >>> on the campaign trail in ohio former new york mayor rudy giuliani offered a scathing critique of the president and said president obama should resign. it happened at a rally for mitt romney yesterday. mr. giuliani slammed the administration on a lot of topics. benghazi, others. >> they're real excited today because unemployment didn't go back to 8%. ility 7.9%. they should be ashamed of themselves. the greatest country on earth, the greatest country in the history of the world and our growth is at 1.2%. he should resign! >> the founder and ceo of news corp rupert murdoch is also sounding off on the election via twitter. he blasted chris christie for praising president obama as the two leaders towards the storm damaged state this week. christie, while thanking obama must redeclare for romney or take blame for the next four dire years. anderson cooper look
. >>> new numbers on where things stand in florida. take a look here. this nbc news/"wall street journal/"marist poll. florida is the biggest of all the expected swing state with 29 electoral votes. >>> on the campaign trail in ohio former new york mayor rudy giuliani offered a scathing critique of the president and said president obama should resign. it happened at a rally for mitt romney yesterday. mr. giuliani slammed the administration on a lot of topics....
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like nevada, like colorado, like florida. so i think they should be very worried when it comes to these battleground states, and even in ohio, where you have 166,000 registered latino voters going out to the polls, and an election this tight, they could absolutely be the deciding factor. i think it's going to be the october surprise of this election. >> i thought we already had one of those. >> early november. >> let me ask you, because we were asking our viewers before the break, if you could run the campaign in the last three days, what would you do if you have the reins of the campaign. if you were in charge of the romney campaign, anna, what would you do at this point? >> i think exactly what they are doing. they're having big rallies. showing a great deal of republican unity. they're showing a great deal of momentum. they've got over a hundred of the top republican surrogates out there fanning around the country, going to the swing states. so you've got to get your base out at this point. pretty mu there are very few und
like nevada, like colorado, like florida. so i think they should be very worried when it comes to these battleground states, and even in ohio, where you have 166,000 registered latino voters going out to the polls, and an election this tight, they could absolutely be the deciding factor. i think it's going to be the october surprise of this election. >> i thought we already had one of those. >> early november. >> let me ask you, because we were asking our viewers before the...
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that about sums up the race in florida. this new nbc news/"wall street journal"/marist poll shows president obama with a two-point lead over mitt romney. that is well within the margin of victory, so basically we'll call it a dead heat, but when you go beyond the polls you see voters waiting for hours so they can cast their votes. there's been a lot of controversy over early voting in florida this year. it started a week ago and early voting ends day. our john zarella joins me now from plantation, florida. john, good morning. i understand that you voted yesterday. how long did you have to wait? >> reporter: yeah, you know, i did, and i'm really glad i voted yesterday because when i voted the line here was just back over there. i think, dominic, you can give them a shot of where i was standing, and it took me from the time i got in line to the time i walked out the door, two hours and ten minutes to vote, so if you look at where the line is now, which winds all the way around and down there, it's, we estimate, about 700 deep
that about sums up the race in florida. this new nbc news/"wall street journal"/marist poll shows president obama with a two-point lead over mitt romney. that is well within the margin of victory, so basically we'll call it a dead heat, but when you go beyond the polls you see voters waiting for hours so they can cast their votes. there's been a lot of controversy over early voting in florida this year. it started a week ago and early voting ends day. our john zarella joins me now...
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for example, if we give the president florida that gets him to 266. of the remaining eight states he could even get little old new hampshire, no offense to the people of new hampshire but they just get four electoral votes. that's how easy his path is. we look at mitt romney's path if we give mitt romney florida and then we give him ohio north carolina, and we give him virginia he's still only 266. so those are four big states all very hotly contested. then he would need new hampshire a fifth state to get to 270. >> who would you say at this point has the momentum. >> momentum is a tricky word. both can have momentum. they can have big rallies. mitt romney had something coming out of that first debate. polls were change. that started to ed toed to dissipate. whether it stopped before the storm most strategists think that. his momentum was gone wasn't back sliding but gone he was going to have to come up with something new to say, something new to keep him in the national conversation. what the hurricane did was block him and remove his ability to get
for example, if we give the president florida that gets him to 266. of the remaining eight states he could even get little old new hampshire, no offense to the people of new hampshire but they just get four electoral votes. that's how easy his path is. we look at mitt romney's path if we give mitt romney florida and then we give him ohio north carolina, and we give him virginia he's still only 266. so those are four big states all very hotly contested. then he would need new hampshire a fifth...
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florida, we have consistently felt solid romney for a long time. a lot of people still have that as a toss up. >> gavin: this last week's poll that shows obama lead. >> yes yes. i think the race is closer than some of the pollsters and pundits say. i think it's too close to call. i don't think we would say that obama is going to wayne or romney is going to win. but i think the polling is misleading to show that it is obama right now than it is. it depends on who shows up, what is the weather like. a whole bunch of factors play in this what does the storm do. >> gavin: here's what people are thinking as that meet something occurring. >> yes, and we're going to know--we're still going to be in the field on monday, and the election is on tuesday. >> gavin: interesting. >> there is not going to be whole lot of value being in the field on monday because it will be too late for them to publish the results. then we'll be able to say who did you vote for in realtime in an exit poll on a whole other level. >> we're not saying that we're better but we feel j
florida, we have consistently felt solid romney for a long time. a lot of people still have that as a toss up. >> gavin: this last week's poll that shows obama lead. >> yes yes. i think the race is closer than some of the pollsters and pundits say. i think it's too close to call. i don't think we would say that obama is going to wayne or romney is going to win. but i think the polling is misleading to show that it is obama right now than it is. it depends on who shows up, what is...
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they're going to be ready to argue, especially in those battle ground states like florida and ohio. i think the interesting point is that americans may not know who their president is the day after tuesday. it may take a long time to get the absentee ballots, the provisional ballots, the overseas ballots. and the real issue, i think will probably come down to one of those states that is really in play with the electoral college, ohio and florida. >> rick: you mentioned provisional ballots. these are ballots that people will be allowed to submit on tuesday, but there is some kind of a question about whether or not these folks are eligible to vote. so that's why they're called provisional. then they have to prove their eligibility and that could take a little while. >> that's exactly right. the information that is on that -- regarding that person's voting has to be verified by local election officials. what that means is that the person's vote is called into question because maybe they showed up at the wrong precinct or maybe they didn't have proper i.d. or maybe a poll watcher said s
they're going to be ready to argue, especially in those battle ground states like florida and ohio. i think the interesting point is that americans may not know who their president is the day after tuesday. it may take a long time to get the absentee ballots, the provisional ballots, the overseas ballots. and the real issue, i think will probably come down to one of those states that is really in play with the electoral college, ohio and florida. >> rick: you mentioned provisional...
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i saw one where he had florida. >> i think florida will go to romney. north carolina and virginia. 15 or 20 polls in those swing states in the midwest -- >> i'm not sure i believe that. >> breaking 85, 90% obama. >> i'm not sure i buy that at this point. i think polling is so difficult right now. the people's response rates. i'm just saying -- by the way, some pollsters, we will have an execution on wednesday for somebody. >> i hope it's not me. >> i hope not either for your sake. >> gregg: last jobs report came out on friday and unemployment number ticked up from 7.8 to 7.9. does that make a difference? >> probably not. i think it was enough so that obama can keep talking. let me say about the hurricane and the jobs report. the hurricane forced obama during the last week to do what the three of us have been saying for a year. be presidential. be positive. don't get nasty towards romney, which is so unpresidential. be above it. be morally a uniter. >> gregg: you know, listen, all the news stories and there is still 2 1/2 days to go, are that fema droppe
i saw one where he had florida. >> i think florida will go to romney. north carolina and virginia. 15 or 20 polls in those swing states in the midwest -- >> i'm not sure i believe that. >> breaking 85, 90% obama. >> i'm not sure i buy that at this point. i think polling is so difficult right now. the people's response rates. i'm just saying -- by the way, some pollsters, we will have an execution on wednesday for somebody. >> i hope it's not me. >> i hope not...
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ohio, virginia, and florida. steve brown is live in mansfield, ohio, peter doocy live in fairfax, virginia, and steve harrigan, tampa, florida. and steve brown in ohio, a state that many say is a must-win for either candidate. steve. >> reporter: hey there, uma, yeah, basically two, you can break ohio down into two contests, a contest that's leading up to election day and that's the early vote and there's the contest that goes on on election day and the regular voting and the early vote is the contest that's going on right now. and we're in the final hour of early voting here on saturday, it ran into 8 until 2, or runs from 8 until 2 here, and this is a very important portion of the equation, for the obama campaign. they have really made this a center piece of their particular strategy and had a lot of help in the persons of travelling here to the state of ohio, to help them get that vote out, to try and gin up the excitement, if you will, a little bit about getting those votes done early. richard trumka, the pre
ohio, virginia, and florida. steve brown is live in mansfield, ohio, peter doocy live in fairfax, virginia, and steve harrigan, tampa, florida. and steve brown in ohio, a state that many say is a must-win for either candidate. steve. >> reporter: hey there, uma, yeah, basically two, you can break ohio down into two contests, a contest that's leading up to election day and that's the early vote and there's the contest that goes on on election day and the regular voting and the early vote...
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he's very popular in florida. i'll tell what you else, bloomberg, he might as well also be the mayor of broward county. there are so many new yorkers who are dual residents. >> they still read "the new york post" because they think it's liberal. >> they still read "the new york post." florida has 22% independents, people who listen to bloomberg and clinton, and that fema thing i think is also going to hurt romney. >> author think shift used to be, when she would delair the victory, it was over. >> florida may be too far a bridge for barack obama, but by putting bill clinton and all the things you mentioned, it means the romney campaign has to pay attention to it. >> let's talk about "the washington post" editorial today because it gets to the question of fouling. of breaking the rules and going -- basically saying things that even the totally independent people say is dishonest. here it is, quote, "washington post," through all the flip-flops there's been one consistency in the campaign of republican presidential
he's very popular in florida. i'll tell what you else, bloomberg, he might as well also be the mayor of broward county. there are so many new yorkers who are dual residents. >> they still read "the new york post" because they think it's liberal. >> they still read "the new york post." florida has 22% independents, people who listen to bloomberg and clinton, and that fema thing i think is also going to hurt romney. >> author think shift used to be, when she...
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and then i'd say virginia and then florida. so if they get florida they get all three. yeah it's good for them. >> and all the money that mitt romney's spending in pennsylvania, i mean, that shows that they want that, they need that state. >> i think you're right. they need it. >> latest jobs numbers right now that came out on friday, chris, they show unemployment ticked up. it was a tenth of a point to 7.9% level. but employers added 170,000 jobs. that beat expectations. >> 125,000, three months in a row of 170,000 or more. so they're three months in a row of that. and obviously we're not in nirvana here but clearly, the way we look at these jobless numbers now. two ways. we look at the percentage, and i do think obama would have been in trouble if it had gone back up to 80 that would have been the wrong direction. but the fact that it went to 7.9, and added so many more jobs than predicted was pretty good for him. i would say he got by at least, probably got a slight plus out of friday in terms of romney's statement, for example, was definitely tone-deaf when he came
and then i'd say virginia and then florida. so if they get florida they get all three. yeah it's good for them. >> and all the money that mitt romney's spending in pennsylvania, i mean, that shows that they want that, they need that state. >> i think you're right. they need it. >> latest jobs numbers right now that came out on friday, chris, they show unemployment ticked up. it was a tenth of a point to 7.9% level. but employers added 170,000 jobs. that beat expectations....
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florida, who knows which way it's going to go. so let's pause for a moment and offer some sympathy for people living here in ohio and other battleground states like florida. they've withstood months of constant campaign ads, endless phone calls from eager volunteers and campaign mailers clogging up their mail boxzs. they are the prize, anna. you live in florida. are you hitting campaign overload here? every ad on television is a negative ad. >> let me tell you something, don. i never thought it would come to the point where if was actually missing the viagra and cialis ads, but right now, i ament i'd rather hear about erection than election. what do i want to see on tuesday? i want to see the end. i want to see light at the end of the tunnel. i have been adding a couple of phrases to my nightly prayers. it is god, let this election end on tuesday night. i don't have the patience, stamina or money for a recount fight. >> anna, you take my breath away. switching gears now, we saw a flash of bipartisan ship this week. dean, you say s
florida, who knows which way it's going to go. so let's pause for a moment and offer some sympathy for people living here in ohio and other battleground states like florida. they've withstood months of constant campaign ads, endless phone calls from eager volunteers and campaign mailers clogging up their mail boxzs. they are the prize, anna. you live in florida. are you hitting campaign overload here? every ad on television is a negative ad. >> let me tell you something, don. i never...
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this the plantation, florida, where you can see there pretty long lines. people waiting to vote there. this is one of the most crucial swing states. we don't have to tell you, and early voting actually ends there today. >> the rush to cast their last-minute ballots, thousands of floridians are waiting in very long slow-moving lines. >> you actually voted this way in early voting in '08 in florida? >> yeah. in 2008 i was living in jacksonville at the time, and i waited in line, and it only took about an hour, and i thought an hour in line. this is forever. >> nothing like this. >> nothing like this where people are waiting this long. >> we know there's been a lot of issues, a lot of talk about this whole early voting situation. the republican-dominated state legislature, you may recall, reduces the number of early voting days from 14 to 8 so that could be one reason why these lines are really, really getting long, and obviously the republican governor there is taking a lot of heat for that, and some of his critics have said it's a push by gop to lower the v
this the plantation, florida, where you can see there pretty long lines. people waiting to vote there. this is one of the most crucial swing states. we don't have to tell you, and early voting actually ends there today. >> the rush to cast their last-minute ballots, thousands of floridians are waiting in very long slow-moving lines. >> you actually voted this way in early voting in '08 in florida? >> yeah. in 2008 i was living in jacksonville at the time, and i waited in line,...
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in florida, 8.7%. finally, iowa, my home state, it has one of the lowest jobless rates in the country at 5.2%. there the problem is finding workers. my friend poppy harlow is in des moines this morning. that seems like a good problem to have, finding workers. a 5.2% unemployment rate is enviable. >> reporter: it is. but it's not just about that top line number here. we were at a local small business, they make steel products, and the guy there told me, you know, i'm having a hard time finding the people with the skills to fill my jobs. at the same time, he is enormously concerned about the deficit, about government spending, and about debt. he told me if i ran my business the way the government runs its house, i'd be out of business, and that is what we hear across iowa, city to city, whether they lean right or left, they hate the debt here, and i spoke to this one guy in des moines, bob bradshaw. i think he sums it up pretty well. listen. is it the jobs or is it the deficit? >> both. you know, if we'r
in florida, 8.7%. finally, iowa, my home state, it has one of the lowest jobless rates in the country at 5.2%. there the problem is finding workers. my friend poppy harlow is in des moines this morning. that seems like a good problem to have, finding workers. a 5.2% unemployment rate is enviable. >> reporter: it is. but it's not just about that top line number here. we were at a local small business, they make steel products, and the guy there told me, you know, i'm having a hard time...
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. >> if the president wins florida, the election is over. ohio, in many respects, is the pivotal state. can romney find path towards the presidency without ohio? i would say that, with wisconsin in play, and that being the home state advantage for ryan, that wisconsin gives an alternative. >> and so both campaigns are expected to crisscross each other this weekend and other swing states like new hampshire, iowa and virginia. >>> maryland voters turned out in record numbers on the final day of early voting. 90,000 voters cast their ballots. the numbers have been huge, eve within the disruption of hurricane sandy. here's that story. >> samantha burrell wasn't expecting to be met with cheers at her voting location on friday, but that's exactly what she got. she's the proud first time voter and an early voter. >> to be a first time voter is such an extraordinary chance that most people don't get to take, so i was just so happy to make history today. >> samantha was one of 415,000 marylanders who took advantage of the five days of early voting. a
. >> if the president wins florida, the election is over. ohio, in many respects, is the pivotal state. can romney find path towards the presidency without ohio? i would say that, with wisconsin in play, and that being the home state advantage for ryan, that wisconsin gives an alternative. >> and so both campaigns are expected to crisscross each other this weekend and other swing states like new hampshire, iowa and virginia. >>> maryland voters turned out in record numbers...
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in florida over a third of expected voters have already voted. as you can see early voters 50% voting for president obama. obama, 44% for mitt romney. election day that means mitt romney has to get 53% of the vote in florida if he's going to win. so that is a pretty hefty tag to run up. that's all according to the obama campaign. in iowa over a third of voters have already voted there. and among those early voters, you can see 64% of those are supporting barack obama. 35% of them are supporting mitt romney. and that means that mitt romney is going to need to win 59% of election-day voters. in north carolina, nearly half of all ballots have already been cast. and of those who have already been cast, 58% of those early voters favor the president. 41% of those favor mitt romney. so mitt romney is going to need to win 57% of north carolina on election day. we're seeing that pattern play out in the other swing states, too like nevada, virginia, wisconsin. so the republicans are trying to make up ground. in florida we're seeing this because republican
in florida over a third of expected voters have already voted. as you can see early voters 50% voting for president obama. obama, 44% for mitt romney. election day that means mitt romney has to get 53% of the vote in florida if he's going to win. so that is a pretty hefty tag to run up. that's all according to the obama campaign. in iowa over a third of voters have already voted there. and among those early voters, you can see 64% of those are supporting barack obama. 35% of them are supporting...
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craig fugate was the director of the florida division of emergency staff. his experience, in 2004, fugate managed the largest federal disaster response in florida history as hurricane's charlie, francis, ivan and gene all pummeled the state in quick succession and he was even a volunteer firefighter and paramedic. you see, brownie, president obama didn't begin preparing for sandy on sunday. he started in 2009 when he appointed a qualified responsive leader to manage fema. jarvis writing for my home site asked this pointed question. if a reporter comes calling with a question for comment, why would you even answer the phone? i thank you for your intervention into public discourse. it is a reminder of the stark and important questions we are facing in this election. pick another bush who will put someone like you for national vulnerability or reelect president obama. one of your famous katrina e-mails you asked, can i quit now? the answer is yes, yes, please, quit now. sincerely, melissa. my doctor told me calcium is efficiently absorbed in small continuous a
craig fugate was the director of the florida division of emergency staff. his experience, in 2004, fugate managed the largest federal disaster response in florida history as hurricane's charlie, francis, ivan and gene all pummeled the state in quick succession and he was even a volunteer firefighter and paramedic. you see, brownie, president obama didn't begin preparing for sandy on sunday. he started in 2009 when he appointed a qualified responsive leader to manage fema. jarvis writing for my...
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it's florida most of them just stuffed their ballots into a toaster oven. they had no idea. [ laughter ] "i voted twice." you guys probably hear about this because of all the traffic congestion in new york due to the hurricane. mayor bloomberg has been requiring people commuting over the bridges to carpool into the city. that's right. there must be at least three people in every car. it can be a little awkward riding with people you don't know. so, with some tips to make car pooling more pleasant, here's mta spokesman pete murphy. pete? >> thank you, jimmy. [ cheers and applause ] thank you, jimmy. now, we understand that carpooling can be difficult, especially when you're stuck in traffic with people you don't know for two hours straight. and that's why the city of new york would like to offer the following list of things that you can talk about while you're carpooling with strangers. number one, last night's country music awards. did you watch it? can you believe so and so won best album? number two. have you ever won a contest where you have to guess how
it's florida most of them just stuffed their ballots into a toaster oven. they had no idea. [ laughter ] "i voted twice." you guys probably hear about this because of all the traffic congestion in new york due to the hurricane. mayor bloomberg has been requiring people commuting over the bridges to carpool into the city. that's right. there must be at least three people in every car. it can be a little awkward riding with people you don't know. so, with some tips to make car pooling...
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now if the new nbc marist poll is correct about florida, florida can decide it before we even, you know, do the late-night counting of the absentee ballots out of cleveland. i mean because florida, if that goes for president obama, that's pretty much the story, i think. >> mr. caputo, let me bring new you've in on this. the poll shows two point ahead for governor romney in florida, that within the margin of error. my team and i were struck with looking at the lines of people early voting in that state today. >> well, those lines are really going to be the indication of how this campaign is going to go. we've had gangbusters early voting turnout in florida. about two million people in a week. because of early voting, democrats have an edge and ballots cast of about 104,000 over republicans. republicans usually do well at mail and absentee ballots. democrats dominate early voting. but guess what? the legislature, rick scott shortened the early voting days. and relative to the early voting hours we had in 2008 in south florida, they essentially cut them by 22% or about 24 hours. so it's go
now if the new nbc marist poll is correct about florida, florida can decide it before we even, you know, do the late-night counting of the absentee ballots out of cleveland. i mean because florida, if that goes for president obama, that's pretty much the story, i think. >> mr. caputo, let me bring new you've in on this. the poll shows two point ahead for governor romney in florida, that within the margin of error. my team and i were struck with looking at the lines of people early voting...